Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Brannum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Brannum and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bob Brannum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Brannum: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Brannum 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Brannum 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Brannum 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Brannum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Brannum 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Brannum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Brannum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Brannum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Brannum 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Brannum 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Brannum 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Brannum 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Brannum 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Brannum 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bob Brannum 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Brannum 7.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Brannum 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Brannum 2,455

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Brannum 1,944 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Brannum 699

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Brannum 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Brannum .344

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Brannum .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Brannum 12.1 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Brannum 7.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Brannum 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Brannum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Brannum 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Brannum 7.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Brannum 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Brannum 174

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Brannum 155 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Brannum 47

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Brannum 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Brannum .384

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Brannum .567

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Brannum 14.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Brannum 11.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Brannum 3.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Brannum - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.